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Let's point out how you can improve, shall we?<p>Everyone wants to know how to succeed online. That's the big question. "How do we get people to pay attention to us?"<p>So-called social media consultants will say things like, "You have to use photography and video. That's the future."<p>OK, that's like …

Stella & Dot successfully reconfigured the Tupperware sales model for today’s consumer. Here’s how it’s preparing for the future.<p>Stella & Dot‘s momentous success still catches people by surprise.<p>Many people assume that the social-selling model–where women sell products to their friends in their …

Mental disorders do not have to block your dream of building a company.<p>Two years ago, Aaron Harvey was diagnosed with a mental disorder.<p>The founder of Ready Set Rocket, a marketing and branding company, Harvey found out he has ADHD, anxiety, depression and Pure OCD (a form of OCD that involves …

Perception always trails reality, sometimes by over a decade. Despite China’s persistent copycat image, several waves of innovation co-exist in the country today. Some companies have evolved from imitator to inventor, some focus on “fast-following,” while others create original products, or overlap …

Whether he’s an adventurer, a style maven, or a Master of the Universe, we’ve found the perfect present for every man on your list. Some sporty, some elegant, these fresh finds are sure to impress even the most particular of guys. Does he have a fashionable flair? Brunello Cucinelli’s suede …

Bras, tampons, and condoms are multibillion-dollar businesses that haven't changed in decades. Inside the rehab of the panty drawer.<p>Of all the women who saw the Craigslist ad asking them to strap on their best bra and go to a loft in downtown San Francisco, 100 showed. After hiking up three flights …

“Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga. “Don't Stop Believin' ” by Journey. Katy Perry's “California Gurls.”<p>If you spend the rest of the day with the words “Just a small town girl/living in a lonely world” or “Ra ra ah-ah-ah/Ro ma ro-mah-mah” running an endless loop through your head, we're sorry. But know …

And who wouldn’t heed the creative advice of a 10-time Grammy winner?<p>John Legend is not a proud man.<p>Sure, he has much to be proud <i>of</i> (10 Grammys, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, two NAACP Image Awards, etc.) but when it comes to his career as a solo artist, he’s not above creating a …

The best kind of payback<p>We know architects can design some pretty awesome homes for themselves, but every so often, they also give back to the people who <i>really</i> gave them their starts: their mothers. Below, take a look at a handful of charming dwellings architects have designed for their moms, from …

I spent most of my adult life working in some of the world’s most challenging business environments. For 15 years, I managed and consulted for media businesses in places like Warsaw, Kyiv and Moscow. It was a difficult, but incredibly rewarding experience, both personally and professionally.<p>In …

For more than a year, Adidas has been teasing the release of a shoe made almost entirely from discarded plastic fished out of the oceans. It revealed its first prototype of the sustainable sneaker, created in collaboration with environmental organization Parley for the Oceans, in June 2015. …

For the past four decades, Starck has had a hand in everything from Kartell’s sculptural chairs to the interiors of Ian Schrager’s hotels and modular woodstoves.<p>An exuberant man of boundless vision—part Raymond Loewy, part Buckminster Fuller, part Willy Wonka, and a smidgen Pepé Le Pew—Philippe …

Investors are people too. A positive first impression can quickly turn negative if you innocently seem to violate business basics while profiling your new venture.<p>After listening to hundreds of startup pitches, and reading even more business plans, most new venture investors develop their own …

“White on white when done right can be one of the most beautiful and versatile paint color combinations,” says Washington designer Kiera Kushlan.<p>But for the untrained eye, picking out a good white out of hundreds of choices is a tough-enough task. Coordinating a perfect trim color to go with it can …

<i>What's it really like to work at Chicago startups and tech companies? Blue Sky's Inside Job lets people on the ground tell us in their own words.</i><p><b>Alison Vellas, 25, Graphic Recorder and Illustrator at Ink Factory</b><p>The core of what we do is visualizing speeches and conversations. We like to say visual …